Mixed Martial Arts Links (10-30-11)

Posted on | October 30, 2011 | No Comments

Diaz retires Penn at UFC 137, gets title shot
USA Today
By Sergio Non, USA TODAY LAS VEGAS — Nick Diaz punched BJ Penn straight out of mixed martial arts competition and followed it up minutes later by talking his way into a immediate fight for the welterweight championship. Diaz won a unanimous decision …
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USA Today

Mitrione carries MMA torch for Indy into tonight’s UFC event
Indianapolis Star (blog)
Robert Scheer / The Star Unbeaten heavyweight Matt Mitrione embraces the idea of being the next great mixed martial arts fighter from Indianapolis. He’s being trained by recently retired Chris Lytle, the Indianapolis firefighter and welterweight fan …
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New facility in Mount Kisco offers MMA and more
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Instructor Brandon Durham works with Elyse Alpart of Armonk during the cardio kickboxing class at Westchester Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness. / Tania Savayan/The Journal News For more information on Westchester Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness, …
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Hioki ekes out UFC 137 win over Roop
USA Today
Although that country dominated lighter weight classes in mixed martial arts in the early and mid-2000s, its fighters have had mixed results over the last few years in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting. …
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UFC 137 Results: Roy Nelson Staves off MMA Elimination by Beating Mirko Cro Cop
Bleacher Report
The odds were stacked against Roy Nelson to not only come up with a favorable decision at UFC 137, but also keep his mixed martial arts career intact. Everyone from UFC president Dana White to Joe Rogan thought he was too fat, too sloppy and too …
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Bleacher Report

Former Mizzou wrestler Ben Askren retains Bellator MMA title
Kansas City Star
Bellator veteran Rudy “Bad News” Bears, who operates Caveman Crew Mixed Martial Arts in Raytown, dropped a split decision with Marcio Navarro. Four local fighters before Bears took the cage won in their Bellator Fighting Championships debuts. …
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Kansas City Star

MMA takes over Burbank
Glendale News Press
(Cheryl A. Guerrero/Staff Photographer) By Grant Gordon, grant.gordon@latimes.comBURBANK — Burbank opened its doors to mixed martial arts on Saturday night, as Alberto Crane’s National Fight Alliance presented “Valley Invasion” at the Burbank …
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Glendale News Press

Viacom Purchases Bellator and MMA as a Whole Benefits
Awful Announcing
Having a lot of implications for MMA and MMA on television as a whole, we were lucky enough to pick the brain of Sean Malone, editor of Inside The Cage MMA, for his input on how the move will change MMA and sports media. 2011 may very well go down in …
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Love of contact led former quarterback Dustin Jacoby to UFC 137
MMAjunkie.com
by Derek Bolender on Oct 29, 2011 at 11:15 am ET Dustin Jacoby wasn’t your typical quarterback, nor has he become your typical mixed–martial–arts fighter. On the gridiron, he sought out contact with defenders. Now a little older (and with significantly…
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MMAjunkie.com

UFC 137 prelim victors include Vera, Cerrone
USA Today
Most of Vera’s mixed martial arts victories have come on the back of his striking, but his years of training in jiu-jitsu and Greco-Roman wrestling helped him earn a 29-28 decision against Marshall on Saturday during the preliminary card of UFC 137 in …
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Crane kick starts Burbank’s first MMA event – Glendale News-Press
As the first North American to earn a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt before subsequently opening up Gracie Barra studios in Burbank, Pasadena and …
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